Macey Ley Participates in Hambidge Art Auction

Posted on April 19, 2016March 8, 2020 Posted in newsTagged acrylic, art auction, artist book, bound, Field Experiment, Goat Farm, Hambidge Center, illusion, ley, macey, orion, sewing, silent auction, threadLeave a comment

ATLANTA, GA: Macey Ley’s sculpture The Belt of Orion’s Never Wife is up for bid during the 2016 Hambidge Art Auction + Field Experiment Gala. Co-presented by the Goat Farm Arts Center, the gala will take place on Saturday, April 23. Stimulating the senses, triggering new thoughts and offering moments of contemplation, this year’s event will yield a tangled rhythm of inspiring experiences, including visual and performing art, installations and craft food and drinks.

Bidding Online
Bidding is available through Paddle8, the online auction house. To register, preview and bid on artwork, visit Paddle8.com. Bidding is now open and ends April 23, 10pm.

Private Preview Party, 5-7pm
Sponsors, patrons, hosts and VIP ticket holders will have the first opportunity to purchase $100 Works on Paper, the first glimpse of the Field Experiment finalists’ projects, and will enjoy a special selection of tasty food and craft cocktails, including an outdoor cooking extravaganza by Kevin Rathbun.

21st Annual Silent Art Auction, 7-10pm
Auctioned artwork is available for in-person viewing at the Goat Farm Art Center. Guests can bid for their favorite works online through their mobile devices.

Tickets
$55 – in advance, purchase online
$60 – at the door, day of the event
$250 – limited number of VIP Tickets, purchase online
Purchase here or call 706-746-7324.

The Goat Farm Arts Center is located at 1200 Foster St, Atlanta, GA 30318. Parking is free but limited with a free shuttle service. Carpooling and Uber are highly recommended.

Macey Ley Exhibiting at Texas National

Posted on March 30, 2016March 8, 2020 Posted in news, UntitledTagged Abelardo Morell, acrylic, art, artist book, binding, book, books, bound, Ed & Gwen Cole Art Center, exhibition, illusion, ley, macey, sewing, SFASU, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, threadLeave a comment

NAGOGDOCHES, TX: Macey Ley’s sculptural artist book Coupled and Inseparable has been selected for exhibition at the Texas National at the Ed & Gwen Cole Art Center sponsored by Stephen F. Austin State University. The Texas National 2016 juror is Abelardo Morell who selected works by artists from 29 states. The exhibition will be on display April 9 – June 11, 2016, with a reception on Saturday, April 9, 6-8 p.m.

The Ed & Gwen Cole Art Center is located at the Old Opera House, 329 E. Main Street, Nagagdoches, Texas. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 12:30 – 5 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Macey Ley Exhibits at Hambidge Center

Posted on March 14, 2016 Posted in news, UntitledTagged acrylic, art, artist book, binding, book, exhibition, Hambidge Center, ley, macey, thread1 Comment

ATLANTA, GA: Macey Ley announced today that When the Hush Fell Upside Down has been selected for exhibition at the Lightweight at the Hambidge Center Weave Shed Gallery in Rabun Gap, GA. Lightweight includes artwork by Hambidge Fellows exploring definitions of and connections with the term ‘lightweight.’ Work will be on display March 19 – June 11, 2016, with a reception on Friday, March 19, 4-6 p.m.

The Hambidge Center is located at 105 Hambidge Court, Rabun Gap, GA 30568. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

MACEY LEY SELECTED TO EXHIBIT AT LAGRANGE NATIONAL XXIX BIENNIAL

Posted on February 19, 2016 Posted in newsTagged acrylic, art, artist book, bind, binding, book, coptic binding, double entendre, double meaning, ley, macey, recent work, sewing, snow, snow flake, threadLeave a comment

ATLANTA, GA: Macey Ley announced today that Snow White has been selected for exhibition at the LaGrange National XXIX Biennial at the LaGrange Art Museum in LaGrange, GA. The exhibition includes paintings, prints, drawings, photography ceramics, sculpture and decorative arts and will be on display February 19 – April 2, 2016, with an awards ceremony and reception on Friday, February 19, 7-9 p.m.

The LaGrange Art Museum is located at 112 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange, GA 30240. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sat. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Macey Ley Awarded First Prize at The Book as Art 3.0

Posted on August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 Posted in newsTagged abstract, acrylic, AJC Decatur Book Festival, art, art festival, art gallery, Art Institute, art opening, artist book, astronomy, atlanta, award, book, book festival, books, bound, clear, Decatur Arts Alliance, etching, exhibiting, exhibition, first place, GA, gala, georgia, illusion, ley, linen, macey, opening reception, orion, reception, sewing, Southeast, threadLeave a comment

ATLANTA – August 30, 2015

The Decatur Arts Alliance (DAA) is honoring Macey Ley’s The Belt of Orion’s Never Wife with first place prize at The Book as Art 3.0: No Jacket Required, a featured exhibition of the AJC-Decatur Book Festival in Decatur, Georgia. The exhibition – showcasing artist books from more than 30 U.S.-based artists – offers new interpretations of the ancient concept of books and questions 21st century book form and format. Jurors include Margot Ecke, Athens, GA; Arlyn Ende, Sewanee, TN; and Jeff Rathermel, Minneapolis, MN.

A gala reception will be held, Thursday, September 3, 2015, 6-9 p.m. at and The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur at 1 E Court Square #110, Decatur, GA 30030. Ley’s artist books The Belt of Orion’s Never Wife and Snow Glow will be on display at the Art Institute of Atlanta through Friday, September 18.

Official prize winners for the 2015 exhibition include:

1st Award: Macey Ley, Atlanta, GA – The Belt of Orion’s Never Wife
2nd Award: Ania Gilmore, Lexington, MA – Library at Alexandria
3rd Award: Lindsey Dunnagan, Ft. Worth, TX – Mapping the Intangible and Wax Chrysallis (joint award)
Merit Award: Barbara Tetenbaum, Portland, OR – Diagram of Wind

Gallery hours:

Mon-Thur: 8AM – 6PM
Fri: 8AM – 5PM

Extended hours during the book festival:

Thu, Sep 3: 6PM – 9PM (gala reception)
Fri, Sep 4: 9AM – 8PM
Sat, Sep 5: 9AM – 5PM
Sun, Sep 6: 10AM – 5PM

MACEY LEY EXHIBITS AT THE BOOK AS ART: No Jacket Required

Posted on July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 Posted in newsTagged acrylic, AJC Decatur Book Festival, art, art festival, art gallery, Art Institute, art opening, art review, artist book, Arts ATL, astronomy, atlanta, bind, binding, book, book festival, bound, clear, Decatur Arts Alliance, exhibiting, exhibition, GA, georgia, glow, glowing, greek mythology, illusion, ley, linen, macey, orion, sewing, snow, snow flake, Southeast, threadLeave a comment

Macey Ley announced today that two of her books were selected for exhibition at the The Book as Art: No Jacket Required, a featured exhibition of the AJC-Decatur Book Festival in Decatur, Georgia. Sponsored by the Decatur Arts Alliance and The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, The Book as Art will be on view in the gallery of The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur at 1 E Court Square #110, Decatur, GA 30030.

The AJC Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country. Since it began in 2006, more than 1,000 world-class authors and hundreds of thousands festival-goers have enjoyed book signings, author readings, panel discussions, an interactive children’s area, live music, parades, cooking demonstrations, poetry slams, writing workshops, and more.

The Belt of Orion’s Never Wife and Snow Glow will be on display at the Art Institute of Atlanta from Friday, July 24, through Friday, September 18. An evening gala reception and keynote address will be held at the Gallery on September 4. The time has yet to be announced.

Gallery hours:

Mon-Thur: 8AM – 6PM
Fri: 8AM – 5PM

Extended hours during the book festival:

Fri, Sep 4: 9AM – 8PM
Sat, Sep 5: 9AM – 5PM
Sun, Sep 6: 10AM – 5PM

Macey Ley Exhibits with Southeastern Fiber Arts Alliance

Posted on January 7, 2015 Posted in newsTagged Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, art, athena 2000, atlanta, button, exhibiting, exhibition, fabric, fiber, fiber arts, GA, georgia, home, Hudgens Center for the Arts, identity, installation, Lamar Arts, ley, macey, memory, mend, mending, migration, opening reception, pattern, pattern paper, place, quilt, recent work, sew, sewing, thread, traditions, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, Valdosta, woman, women, womens studies, works on paperLeave a comment

ATLANTA, GA: Macey Ley’s installation Athena 2000 will be on display in the traveling exhibition Intertwined: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Arts sponsored by the Southeastern Fiber Arts Alliance.

Athena 2000 is an interactive suspended installation for contemplation and exploration. Viewers are encouraged to enter and inhabit the phone booth-sized one-person room where they will find traces of the lives of others mended and quilted together.

The exhibition will showcase a wide range of content, material, and techniques with the common threads of craftsmanship and passion. Juror Dot Moye selected entries from a large number of regional applicants, including emerging artist Cassidy Russell, to be included in the show, along with works by invited artists curated by Ray Pierotti.

Intertwined opens January 13, 2015, at the Hudgens Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, and will travel to three other Georgia venues throughout the year, concluding September 16, 2015.

Hudgens Center for the Arts – Atlanta, GA
January 13 – March 21
Opening reception: Saturday, January 24, 7-9 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
March 23 – April 21
Reception: TBA

Lamar Arts – Barnesville, GA
May 1 – June 27
Reception: May 8

Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts – Valdosta, GA
August 3 – September 16
Reception: TBA

Circumstantial Gravity at Abecedarian Gallery

Posted on September 2, 2014 Posted in newsTagged Abecedarian Galery, acrylic, art, art district, artist book, book, bookopolis, clear, CO, colorado, coptic stitch, coptically bound, edition, exhibiting, exhibition, geometry, illusion, ley, linen, macey, opening reception, recent work, Santa Fe, spiral, threadLeave a comment

DENVER, CO: Macey Ley’s artist book Circumstantial Gravity will be on display at Abecedarian Gallery in the exhibition Coptically Bound this autumn. The exhibition features artist’s books that are bound in the Coptic style.

Artworks will be on display September 18 through November 1, 2014, with an opening reception on Friday, September 19, 6-8 p.m.

Abecedarian Gallery is located in Denver’s Arts District on Santa Fe: 910 Santa Fe #101, Denver, CO, 80204. The gallery presents local and national artists working across multiple disciplines with an emphasis on contemporary book arts and works on paper. Gallery hours are Thu.-Fri. 1-6 p.m., Sat. 12-4 p.m. and by appointment.

Macey Ley Exhibits I Am Not at Asheville BookWorks

Posted on August 28, 2014 Posted in newsTagged art, artist book, asheville bookworks, athena 2000, book, bookopolis, button, edition, exhibiting, exhibition, hair, hemp, identity, letterpress, ley, macey, NC, North Carolina, opening reception, printmaking, recent work, textile, thread, woman, women, womens studies, works on paper1 Comment

ASHEVILLE, NC: Macey Ley announced today that her artist book I Am Not will be on display at Asheville BookWorks in BookOpolis 2014: Printmade Artist’s Books.

The exhibition features artist’s books made with original handprint processes, including relief, intaglio, letterpress, planographic, stencil, and collography printing methods. One of the goals of the exhibition is to move the printed art object off the wall and into the hands of a user/viewer/reader, creating a different experience of both art object and book object.

Artworks will be on display September 19 – November 30, 2014, with an opening reception on Friday, September 19, 6-9 p.m.

Asheville BookWorks is located at 428 1/2 Haywood Road, West Asheville, NC. Gallery hours are Tue.-Fri. 1-5 p.m. and Sat. 1-4 p.m.

Macey Ley Exhibits Athena 2000 at UNCW

Posted on February 17, 2014 Posted in newsTagged art, athena 2000, button, CAB Gallery, exhibiting, exhibition, fabric, home, identity, installation, LaGrange, ley, macey, mend, mending, migration, NC, North Carolina, opening reception, pattern, pattern paper, place, recent work, sew, sewing, Southeaster Womens' Studies Association, thread, traditions, UNCW, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, woman, women, Women's Studies and Resource Center, womens studies, works on paper1 Comment

WILMINGTON, NC: Macey Ley announced today that her installation Athena 2000 will be exhibited at the CAB Gallery at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Mending: New Uses for Old Traditions.

The exhibition features work created with or about traditional media or representations of women and is being held in conjunction with the 2014 Southeastern Women’s Studies Association conference hosted by UNCW’s Women’s Studies and Resource Center. Artworks will be on display February 27 – April 24, 2014, with an opening reception on Friday, March 28, 5:30-7 p.m.

The CAB Gallery is located on the UNCW campus at 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 12-4 p.m..

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